Like many people, I've never gotten completely comfortable being in an MRI machine.  In fact, during one routine syrinx check, a panic attack hit me.

"The test is taking too long...my hands are going numb...the technician has forgotten me!" I thought as worst-case scenarios crowded into my head.

I was ready to snatch the strap off my neck and pull myself out, so I tried to calm myself by reciting the 23rd Psalm.  Unfortunately, the words wouldn't come.

Then, in the midst of my panic, I clearly heard the voice of God giving me a choice.

"Kathleen, do you know those lottery tickets you have?  Would you rather have your head healed or win the lottery and be rich?"

I calmed myself and responded, "You know, God, I could quit my job, go on a long vacation, and maybe de-stress the headaches away."

Just then, the MRI machine went off like a game show buzzer - ANNNTT! Wrong answer!

The moral of the story...don't take too long to give the right answer in the Chiari God quiz show.

-- Kathleen Smith